none_o but_o god_n in_o the_o creature_n 5._o jer._n 17.7_o 5._o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o curse_a be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o man_n and_o make_v flesh_n his_o arm._n ix_o this_o probable_o be_v the_o philosophy_n of_o the_o noble_a mordecai_n which_o he_o teach_v his_o adopt_a daughter_n esther_n for_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o more_o divine_a philosophy_n than_o that_o which_o the_o heathen_n have_v leave_v we_o in_o a_o motion_n conformable_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o that_o philosophy_n without_o doubt_n it_o be_v that_o she_o make_v this_o prayer_n to_o god_n and_o lay_v before_o he_o the_o true_a sentiment_n of_o her_o heart_n deliver_v we_o o_o lord_n with_o thy_o hand_n etc._n esther_n 14.14_o etc._n etc._n and_o help_v i_o that_o be_o desolate_a and_o which_o have_v no_o other_o helper_n but_o thou_o thou_o know_v all_o thing_n o_o lord_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o hate_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o unrighteous_a and_o abhor_v the_o 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delight_n of_o a_o voluptuous_a court_n she_o remain_v unmoved_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o many_o allurement_n and_o god_n alone_o be_v the_o object_n of_o all_o the_o motion_n of_o her_o soul_n thy_o handmaid_n never_o have_v any_o joy_n but_o in_o thou_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n what_o constancy_n of_o mind_n what_o greatness_n of_o soul_n this_o be_v it_o which_o the_o law_n of_o god_n teach_v we_o and_o this_o also_o be_v demonstrate_v by_o that_o principle_n that_o god_n alone_o do_v every_o thing_n and_o that_o the_o creature_n be_v only_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o that_o splendour_n which_o seem_v to_o environ_v they_o and_o of_o those_o pleasure_n which_o seem_v to_o flow_v from_o they_o but_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o power_n which_o be_v in_o none_o but_o god_n require_v a_o more_o particular_a explication_n x._o all_o our_o duty_n consist_v proper_o in_o nothing_o but_o certain_a judgement_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o i_o say_v before_o for_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o will_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n all_o our_o outward_a action_n be_v but_o consequence_n of_o the_o action_n of_o our_o mind_n this_o clear_a perception_n that_o god_n alone_o have_v power_n oblige_v we_o to_o form_v the_o follow_a judgement_n 1._o that_o god_n alone_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o be_v 2._o that_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o duration_n of_o our_o be_v or_o of_o our_o time_n 3._o that_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o knowledge_n 4._o that_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o natural_a motion_n of_o our_o will._n 5._o that_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o sensation_n pleasure_n pain_n hunger_n thirst_v etc._n etc._n 6._o that_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o body_n 7._o that_o neither_o man_n nor_o angel_n nor_o devil_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n can_v of_o themselves_o do_v we_o either_o good_a or_o harm_n that_o they_o may_v nevertheless_o as_o occasional_a cause_n determine_v god_n in_o consequence_n of_o certain_a general_a law_n to_o do_v we_o good_a or_o harm_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o body_n to_o which_o we_o be_v unite_v 8._o that_o in_o like_a manner_n we_o can_v do_v neither_o good_a nor_o harm_n to_o any_o one_o by_o our_o own_o strength_n but_o only_o oblige_v god_n by_o our_o practical_a desire_n in_o consequence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o do_v good_a or_o harm_n to_o other_o man_n for_o we_o indeed_o have_v the_o will_v to_o move_v our_o tongue_n or_o arm_n but_o it_o be_v god_n alone_o who_o can_v and_o do_v actual_o move_v they_o xi_o these_o judgement_n require_v of_o we_o the_o follow_a motion_n 1._o to_o love_v none_o but_o god_n with_o a_o love_n of_o union_n or_o conjunction_n because_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o happiness_n either_o small_a or_o great_a transitory_a or_o durable_a i_o say_v with_o a_o love_n of_o union_n for_o we_o must_v love_v our_o neighbour_n not_o as_o our_o good_a or_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o happiness_n but_o only_o as_o capable_a of_o enjoy_v the_o same_o happiness_n with_o we_o the_o word_n love_n be_v equivocal_a and_o therefore_o we_o must_v take_v care_n of_o it_o 2._o to_o have_v no_o joy_n but_o in_o god_n alone_o for_o he_o that_o rejoice_v in_o any_o other_o thing_n judge_n that_o that_o other_o thing_n can_v make_v he_o happy_a which_o be_v a_o false_a judgement_n and_o can_v cause_v only_o a_o irregular_a motion_n 3._o never_o to_o unite_v ourselves_o to_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o our_o happiness_n contrary_a to_o the_o prohibition_n of_o the_o true_a cause_n for_o that_o will_v be_v to_o oblige_v god_n in_o consequence_n of_o his_o law_n to_o promote_v iniquity_n 4._o not_o to_o unite_v ourselves_o to_o they_o without_o a_o particular_a necessity_n for_o the_o sinner_n ought_v to_o avoid_v pleasure_n because_o actual_a pleasure_n give_v actual_a happiness_n and_o happiness_n be_v a_o reward_n which_o the_o sinner_n do_v not_o deserve_v beside_o the_o pleasure_n which_o we_o enjoy_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o body_n fortify_v concupiscence_n disturb_v the_o mind_n and_o corrupt_v the_o heart_n a_o thousand_o way_n this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o penance_n 5._o to_o fear_v none_o but_o god_n because_o he_o alone_o can_v punish_v we_o we_o must_v fear_v god_n in_o this_o life_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o offend_v he_o the_o happy_a day_n will_v come_v which_o exclude_v sin_n shall_v also_o banish_v fear_n 6._o to_o be_v sorry_a for_o nothing_o but_o our_o sin_n because_o nothing_o but_o sin_n can_v oblige_v a_o just_a god_n to_o make_v we_o miserable_a he_o that_o grieve_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o false_a good_a give_v honour_n to_o it_o and_o consider_v it_o as_o a_o true_a good_n and_o he_o that_o grieve_v at_o a_o misfortune_n which_o he_o can_v remedy_v afflict_v himself_o in_o vain_a self-love_n enlighten_v be_v grieve_v only_o for_o its_o own_o disorder_n and_o charity_n for_o those_o of_o other_o 7._o though_o god_n alone_o can_v make_v we_o miserable_a yet_o we_o must_v not_o hate_v he_o though_o we_o may_v fear_v he_o only_o he_o that_o be_v harden_v in_o sin_n hate_v god_n out_o of_o self-love_n for_o be_v sensible_a that_o he_o will_v not_o obey_v god_n or_o know_v as_o the_o damn_a do_v that_o in_o the_o condition_n which_o he_o like_v and_o be_v please_v with_o he_o have_v no_o mean_n of_o access_n or_o return_n to_o god_n the_o invincible_a love_n of_o happiness_n inspire_v he_o continual_o with_o a_o invincible_a hatred_n against_o he_o who_o alone_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o misery_n 8._o we_o must_v not_o hate_v nor_o fear_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o physical_a evil_n or_o misery_n we_o may_v separate_v ourselves_o from_o they_o but_o we_o must_v not_o do_v that_o neither_o against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o true_a cause_n i_o mean_v contrary_a to_o order_n or_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 9_o we_o shall_v will_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n will_v because_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n do_v if_o we_o have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o act_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o will_v to_o act_v order_n or_o the_o divine_a law_n shall_v also_o be_v our_o law_n or_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o desire_n and_o action_n because_o our_o desire_n be_v efficacious_a only_o by_o the_o power_n and_o action_n of_o god_n i_o can_v move_v my_o arm_n by_o my_o own_o strength_n and_o therefore_o i_o ought_v not_o to_o move_v it_o according_a to_o my_o own_o desire_n the_o law_n of_o god_n shall_v govern_v all_o the_o effect_n of_o power_n not_o only_o in_o god_n but_o
a_o treatise_n of_o morality_n in_o two_o part_n write_a in_o french_a by_o f._n malbranch_n author_n of_o the_o search_n after_o truth_n and_o translate_v into_o english_a by_o james_n shipton_n m._n a._n london_n print_v for_o james_n knapton_n at_o the_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1699._o the_o author_n letter_n to_o monsieur_fw-fr ****_o sir_n i_o have_v send_v you_o the_o treatise_n of_o morality_n which_o you_o desire_v of_o i_o with_o so_o much_o importunity_n it_o be_v divide_v into_o two_o part_n in_o the_o first_o i_o have_v examine_v wherein_o virtue_n do_v precise_o consist_v and_o lay_v down_o the_o mean_n of_o acquire_v and_o preserve_v it_o the_o second_o contain_v the_o duty_n of_o it_o i_o know_v not_o what_o censure_v you_o will_v pass_v on_o this_o book_n you_o sir_n who_o be_v so_o nice_a a_o judge_n for_o i_o confess_v to_o you_o that_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o it_o which_o i_o have_v not_o explain_v with_o that_o exactness_n which_o you_o require_v of_o author_n but_o i_o desire_v you_o to_o consider_v two_o thing_n the_o first_o be_v that_o have_v no_o clear_a idea_n of_o the_o soul_n you_o understand_v what_o i_o mean_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o term_n of_o morality_n can_v express_v only_o its_o sensation_n the_o second_o be_v that_o book_n ought_v to_o be_v proportion_v as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n and_o that_o if_o i_o have_v be_v too_o nice_a and_o scrupulous_a in_o explain_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o term_n which_o i_o make_v use_n of_o i_o shall_v have_v extreme_o tire_v the_o attention_n of_o my_o reader_n for_o people_n be_v soon_o weary_a of_o read_v a_o book_n that_o do_v not_o raise_v agreeable_a sensation_n in_o their_o mind_n perhaps_o i_o may_v think_v it_o necessary_a hereafter_o to_o add_v some_o illustration_n which_o may_v clear_v those_o difficulty_n which_o the_o common_a phrase_n of_o speech_n can_v remove_v the_o success_n that_o this_o treatise_n meet_v with_o will_v determine_v my_o resolution_n in_o that_o point_n i_o be_o etc._n etc._n the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o part_n chap._n i._n universal_a reason_n be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n himself_o all_o man_n have_v some_o communication_n with_o god_n true_a and_o false_a just_a and_o unjust_a be_v the_o same_o in_o respect_n of_o all_o intelligent_a being_n and_o of_o god_n himself_o what_o truth_n and_o order_n be_v and_o what_o we_o must_v do_v to_o avoid_v sin_n and_o error_n god_n be_v essential_o just_a he_o love_v the_o creature_n according_a as_o they_o be_v amiable_a or_o as_o they_o resemble_v he_o we_o must_v be_v perfect_a to_o be_v happy_a virtue_n or_o the_o perfection_n of_o man_n consist_v in_o a_o submission_n to_o the_o immutable_a order_n and_o not_o in_o follow_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n the_o error_n of_o some_o of_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n in_o this_o matter_n ground_v upon_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o simplicity_n and_o immutability_n of_o the_o divine_a conduct_n page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o there_o be_v no_o other_o virtue_n but_o the_o love_n of_o order_n and_o reason_n without_o this_o love_n all_o virtue_n be_v false_a we_o must_v not_o confound_v duty_n with_o virtue_n we_o may_v discharge_v our_o duty_n without_o virtue_n it_o be_v for_o want_n of_o consult_v reason_n that_o man_n approve_v and_o follow_v damnable_a custom_n faith_n serve_v or_o conduct_n to_o reason_n for_o reason_n be_v the_o supreme_a law_n of_o all_o intelligent_a being_n p._n 12._o chap._n iii_o the_o love_n of_o order_n do_v not_o differ_v from_o charity_n two_o sort_n of_o love_n one_o of_o union_n and_o the_o other_o of_o benevolence_n the_o former_a be_v due_a only_a to_o power_n or_o to_o god_n alone_o the_o latter_a aught_o to_o be_v proportion_v to_o persoâ—â—â—_n merit_n as_o our_o duty_n to_o relative_a self-love_n enlighten_v be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o love_n of_o union_n the_o love_n of_o order_n be_v common_a to_o all_o men._n the_o species_n of_o the_o love_n of_o order_n natural_a and_o free_a actual_a and_o habitual_a only_o that_o which_o be_v free_a habitual_a and_o roll_a render_v we_o just_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n so_o that_o virtue_n consist_v in_o nothing_o but_o a_o free_a habitual_a and_o roll_a love_n of_o the_o immutable_a order_n p._n 21._o chap._n iu._n two_o fundamental_a truth_n belong_v to_o this_o treatise_n i._o act_n produce_v habit_n and_o habit_n acts._n ii_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o always_o produce_v the_o act_n of_o its_o roll_a habit._n the_o sinner_n may_v avoid_v commit_v any_o particular_a sin_n and_o the_o just_a man_n may_v lose_v his_o charity_n because_o there_o be_v no_o sinner_n without_o some_o love_n for_o order_n and_o no_o just_a man_n without_o self-love_n we_o can_v be_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n by_o the_o strength_n of_o freewill_n the_o mean_n in_o general_a of_o acquire_v and_o preserve_v charity_n the_o method_n use_v in_o the_o explication_n of_o these_o mean_n p._n 23._o chap._n v._n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o mind_n our_o desire_n be_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o our_o knowledge_n the_o contemplation_n of_o abstract_n idea_n be_v difficult_a the_o strength_n of_o the_o mind_n consist_v in_o a_o acquire_v habit_n of_o endure_v the_o labour_n of_o attention_n the_o way_n to_o acquire_v it_o be_v to_o silence_n our_o sense_n imagination_n and_o passion_n to_o regulate_v our_o study_n and_o to_o meditate_v only_o on_o clear_a idea_n p._n 40._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o mind_n we_o shall_v suspend_v our_o assent_n as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v which_o be_v the_o great_a rule_n by_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o mind_n we_o may_v avoid_v error_n and_o sin_n as_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o mind_n we_o free_v ourselves_o from_o ignorance_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o the_o strength_n of_o it_o be_v a_o habit_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o use_n some_o instance_n of_o its_o vsefulness_n in_o physics_n morality_n and_o civil_a life_n p._n 51._o chap._n vii_o of_o obedience_n to_o order_n the_o mean_n of_o acquire_v a_o firm_a and_o roll_a disposition_n to_o obey_v it_o it_o can_v be_v do_v without_o grace_n how_o far_o the_o right_a use_n of_o our_o strength_n and_o liberty_n contribute_v towards_o it_o by_o the_o light_n it_o produce_v in_o we_o by_o the_o contemptible_a opinion_n it_o give_v we_o of_o our_o passion_n and_o by_o the_o purity_n which_o it_o preserve_v and_o establish_v in_o our_o imagination_n p._n 61._o chap._n viii_o the_o mean_n which_o religion_n furnish_v we_o with_o to_o gain_v and_o preserve_v the_o love_n of_o order_n jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o grace_n we_o must_v call_v upon_o he_o with_o confidence_n when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n the_o actual_a love_n of_o order_n be_v change_v into_o habitual_a in_o consequence_n of_o the_o permanent_a desire_n of_o christ_n the_o proof_n of_o this_o truth_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n the_o fear_n of_o hell_n be_v as_o good_a a_o motive_n as_o the_o desire_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n we_o must_v not_o confound_v the_o motive_n with_o the_o end_n the_o desire_n of_o be_v happy_a or_o self-love_n shall_v make_v we_o conformable_a to_o order_n or_o obedient_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n p._n 71._o chap._n ix_o the_o church_n in_o its_o prayer_n address_n its_o self_n to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n and_o why_o we_o shall_v pray_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n angel_n and_o saint_n but_o not_o as_o occasional_a cause_n of_o inward_a grace_n the_o angel_n and_o even_o the_o devil_n have_v power_n over_o body_n as_o occasional_a cause_n by_o this_o mean_v the_o devil_n may_v tempt_v we_o and_o the_o angel_n promote_v the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n p._n 83._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o the_o sensation_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o resist_v the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n either_o of_o light_n or_o sense_n the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o god_n be_v immediate_a not_o that_o of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n a_o explication_n of_o some_o general_a law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n necessary_a for_o the_o right_a understanding_n the_o rest_n of_o this_o treatise_n p._n 91._o chap._n xi_o what_o kind_n of_o death_n we_o must_v die_v to_o see_v god_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o reason_n and_o to_o deliver_v ourselves_o from_o concupiscence_n it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o faith_n that_o give_v we_o this_o happy_a death_n christian_n be_v dead_a to_o sin_n by_o baptism_n and_o alive_a in_o christ_n by_o his_o resurrection_n of_o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o the_o use_n we_o shall_v make_v of_o it_o we_o shall_v
the_o passion_n which_o have_v once_o reign_v in_o we_o for_o the_o wound_n which_o the_o brain_n have_v receive_v from_o the_o action_n of_o object_n and_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o easy_o cure_v the_o animal_n spirit_n flow_v natural_o to_o those_o part_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v most_o open_a or_o lie_v most_o ready_a to_o receive_v they_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o heal_v the_o wound_n of_o the_o imagination_n but_o by_o continual_o turn_v the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o renew_v they_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o wound_n in_o the_o body_n to_o close_v up_o if_o you_o thrust_v the_o sword_n which_o make_v it_o every_o moment_n into_o it_o or_o any_o thing_n which_o renew_v and_o inflame_v it_o xiii_o but_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o only_o of_o themselves_o and_o as_o it_o be_v fortuitous_o flow_v into_o the_o wound_n which_o the_o brain_n have_v receive_v from_o the_o action_n of_o sensible_a object_n they_o be_v determine_v also_o to_o pass_v thither_o continual_o by_o the_o pleasure_n which_o the_o soul_n receive_v from_o thence_o and_o especial_o by_o the_o admirable_a construction_n of_o the_o machine_n which_o go_v on_o in_o its_o motion_n without_o expect_v the_o order_n of_o the_o will_n and_o many_o time_n by_o reason_n of_o sin_n contrary_a to_o they_o so_o that_o whenever_o we_o cease_v to_o resist_v and_o divert_v the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o passion_n renew_v and_o increase_v their_o strength_n now_o the_o only_a way_n to_o make_v a_o diversion_n and_o revulsion_n in_o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o set_v before_o our_o mind_n those_o object_n and_o employ_v ourselves_o in_o those_o thought_n to_o which_o different_a course_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v join_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o depend_v immediate_o on_o our_o will_n but_o only_o because_o the_o thought_n which_o determine_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n depend_v on_o it_o as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o five_o chapter_n it_o be_v impossible_a then_o to_o deliver_v ourselves_o from_o our_o passion_n if_o we_o do_v not_o careful_o avoid_v the_o object_n which_o excite_v they_o and_o employ_v our_o mind_n in_o such_o thought_n as_o be_v proper_a to_o make_v they_o ridiculous_a and_o contemptible_a but_o i_o shall_v treat_v of_o this_o more_o particular_o hereafter_o fourteen_o to_o make_v man_n reflect_v yet_o far_o on_o the_o truth_n which_o i_o have_v here_o set_v down_o i_o think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o add_v this_o in_o particular_a that_o neither_o the_o prayer_n of_o invocation_n nor_o good_a work_n no_o nor_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ_n do_v heal_v the_o wound_n which_o the_o brain_n receive_v from_o the_o violent_a and_o irregular_a motion_n which_o the_o passion_n excite_v in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n no_o the_o most_o sublime_a grace_n of_o christ_n that_o of_o baptism_n that_o which_o the_o soul_n receive_v in_o the_o holy_a communion_n when_o it_o come_v to_o it_o with_o the_o most_o sanctify_a disposition_n do_v not_o cure_v this_o kind_n of_o distemper_n without_o a_o miracle_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o justification_n give_v we_o a_o right_n to_o those_o succour_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o resist_v the_o actual_a assault_n of_o the_o passion_n but_o it_o do_v not_o deliver_v we_o from_o their_o attack_n it_o do_v not_o close_o the_o wound_n which_o the_o brain_n have_v receive_v from_o the_o action_n of_o sensible_a object_n god_n do_v not_o work_v miracle_n on_o our_o body_n when_o he_o justify_v we_o he_o still_o leave_v we_o all_o our_o weakness_n baptism_n do_v not_o free_v we_o from_o our_o concupiscence_n and_o the_o new_a christian_n who_o be_v torment_v with_o the_o gout_n or_o disquiet_v with_o any_o passion_n do_v not_o find_v himself_o cure_v of_o those_o troublesome_a distemper_n he_o only_o receive_v the_o assistance_n necessary_a to_o make_v he_o bear_v patient_o the_o pain_n which_o afflict_v he_o and_o uneasy_o though_o brave_o the_o caress_n of_o the_o passion_n which_o court_n and_o flatter_v he_o xv._o the_o same_o thing_n almost_o may_v be_v say_v of_o prayer_n and_o good_a work_n they_o obtain_v of_o god_n the_o succour_n necessary_a for_o the_o fight_n but_o they_o do_v not_o deliver_v we_o from_o our_o misery_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o continual_a fight_v and_o resist_v natural_o make_v the_o spirit_n take_v another_o course_n and_o then_o the_o wound_v close_o up_o and_o heal_v of_o themselves_o for_o to_o cure_v the_o wound_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o hinder_v the_o separate_a part_n from_o reunite_a xvi_o now_o the_o reason_n why_o grace_n do_v not_o deliver_v we_o from_o our_o passion_n nor_o baptism_n from_o the_o continual_a assault_n of_o our_o concupiscence_n be_v because_o the_o power_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n appear_v much_o more_o by_o the_o continual_a victory_n which_o the_o just_a obtain_v over_o their_o domestic_a enemy_n the_o merit_n of_o the_o saint_n by_o this_o mean_n become_v more_o pure_a and_o illustrious_a and_o since_o glory_n be_v proportion_v to_o merit_n the_o holy_a city_n the_o eternal_a temple_n the_o great_a work_n of_o christ_n receive_v innumerable_a beauty_n which_o it_o will_v not_o have_v if_o our_o passion_n do_v not_o give_v we_o continual_a assault_n st._n paul_n be_v just_a but_o yet_o he_o find_v in_o his_o flesh_n a_o law_n opposite_a to_o that_o of_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o he_o be_v animate_v he_o often_o beseech_v christ_n that_o he_o will_v deliver_v he_o from_o that_o which_o he_o call_v a_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o christ_n answer_v he_o 9_o 2_o cor._n 12._o v._n 8_o 9_o my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o for_o it_o be_v in_o weakness_n that_o my_o power_n appear_v and_o that_o virtue_n purify_v itself_o therefore_o st._n paul_n glory_v in_o infirmity_n in_o persecution_n in_o reproach_n that_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n as_o he_o say_v may_v rest_v upon_o he_o xvii_o let_v we_o not_o wonder_v therefore_o if_o the_o sacrament_n leave_v the_o body_n in_o the_o same_o condition_n in_o which_o they_o find_v it_o and_o strengthen_v only_o the_o inward_a man_n of_o which_o we_o have_v no_o perfect_a knowledge_n nor_o let_v we_o despair_v because_o we_o see_v ourselves_o still_o insult_v and_o ill-used_a by_o sinful_a passion_n if_o we_o always_o continue_v steadfast_a in_o our_o faith_n content_v with_o our_o hope_n and_o thereby_o unshaken_a in_o our_o resolution_n of_o sacrifice_v all_o thing_n to_o god_n but_o if_o we_o will_v as_o indeed_o we_o ought_v for_o we_o ought_v always_o to_o avoid_v danger_n if_o we_o will_v i_o say_v deliver_v ourselves_o from_o those_o troublesome_a motion_n which_o the_o passion_n excite_v in_o we_o we_o must_v absolute_o make_v use_n of_o that_o remedy_n which_o i_o have_v prescribe_v and_o fill_v our_o mind_n with_o such_o thought_n as_o may_v make_v a_o diversion_n and_o revulsion_n in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o render_v the_o passion_n ridiculous_a and_o contemptible_a there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n but_o those_o who_o either_o upon_o philosophical_a ground_n or_o by_o motive_n of_o self-love_n enlighten_v condemn_v the_o passion_n as_o criminal_a must_v not_o present_o imagine_v that_o they_o be_v just_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n nor_o too_o hasty_o esteem_v themselves_o above_o their_o brethren_n we_o must_v as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v make_v nature_n subservient_fw-fr to_o grace_n but_o we_o must_v still_o remember_v that_o nature_n do_v not_o justify_v and_o that_o grace_n many_o time_n operate_v in_o man_n mind_n and_o convert_v they_o and_o yet_o they_o perceive_v no_o alteration_n in_o they_o chap._n viii_o the_o mean_n which_o religion_n furnish_v we_o with_o to_o gain_v and_o preserve_v the_o love_n of_o order_n jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o grace_n we_o must_v call_v upon_o he_o with_o confidence_n when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n the_o actual_a love_n of_o order_n be_v change_v in_o 〈◊〉_d habitual_a in_o consequence_n of_o the_o permanent_a desire_n of_o â—rist_n the_o proof_n of_o this_o truth_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n the_o fear_n of_o hell_n be_v as_o good_a a_o motive_n as_o the_o desire_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n we_o must_v not_o confound_v the_o motive_n with_o the_o end_n the_o desire_n of_o be_v happy_a or_o self-love_n shall_v make_v we_o conformable_a to_o order_n or_o obedient_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n i._o we_o can_v obtain_v nor_o preserve_v virtue_n or_o the_o love_n of_o order_n but_o by_o actual_a resolution_n of_o sacrifice_v every_o thing_n to_o it_o because_o
it_o thus_o there_o be_v a_o mutual_a correspondence_n between_o certain_a thought_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o certain_a modification_n of_o the_o body_n in_o consequence_n of_o those_o natural_a law_n which_o god_n have_v establish_v and_o which_o he_o condant_o observe_v herein_o consist_v the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n the_o imagination_n may_v raise_v other_o idea_n of_o all_o this_o but_o this_o correspondence_n be_v undeniable_a and_o be_v sufficient_a for_o my_o purpose_n so_o that_o i_o neither_o do_v nor_o aught_o to_o build_v on_o uncertain_a foundation_n fourteen_o second_o i_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v know_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o join_v immediate_o to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n but_o only_o to_o one_o part_n which_o answer_v to_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o which_o i_o call_v without_o know_v what_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n so_o that_o notwithstanding_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n a_o man_n may_v have_v his_o arm_n cut_v off_o and_o yet_o have_v no_o thought_n arise_v in_o his_o soul_n correspondent_a to_o it_o but_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o the_o least_o change_n shall_v happen_v in_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n without_o cause_v also_o some_o alteration_n in_o the_o soul_n this_o be_v verify_v by_o experience_n for_o sometime_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v cut_v off_o without_o be_v feel_v because_o then_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o amputation_n do_v not_o communicate_v itself_o to_o the_o principal_a part._n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a those_o that_o have_v lose_v a_o arm_n often_o feel_v a_o real_a pain_n in_o that_o very_a arm_n which_o they_o have_v not_o because_o there_o be_v the_o same_o motion_n in_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o if_o the_o arm_n be_v hurt_v xv._o the_o first_o man_n before_o his_o sin_n have_v a_o absolute_a power_n over_o his_o body_n at_o least_o he_o can_v when_o he_o please_v hinder_v the_o motion_n or_o action_n of_o object_n from_o communicate_v itself_o to_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n from_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o sense_n which_o may_v be_v touch_v by_o those_o object_n and_o this_o he_o do_v probable_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o revulsion_n somewhat_o like_o that_o which_o we_o make_v in_o ourselves_o when_o we_o will_v fix_v our_o attention_n on_o those_o thought_n which_o disappear_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o sensible_a object_n xvi_o but_o i_o suppose_v in_o the_o three_o place_n that_o we_o have_v not_o now_o that_o power_n and_o therefore_o to_o obtain_v some_o liberty_n of_o mind_n to_o think_v on_o what_o we_o will_v and_o love_v what_o we_o ought_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o principal_a part_n shall_v be_v calm_a and_o without_o agitation_n or_o at_o least_o that_o we_o shall_v still_o be_v able_a to_o stop_v and_o turn_v it_o which_o way_n we_o please_v our_o attention_n depend_v on_o our_o will_n but_o it_o depend_v much_o more_o on_o our_o sense_n and_o passion_n it_o be_v a_o very_a difficult_a thing_n not_o to_o look_v upon_o that_o which_o touch_v not_o to_o love_v that_o which_o please_v that_o which_o touch_v i_o say_v and_o please_v the_o heart_n the_o soul_n be_v never_o soon_o tire_v than_o when_o it_o fight_v against_o pleasure_n and_o make_v itself_o actual_o miserable_a xvii_o four_o i_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v know_v that_o the_o principal_a part_n be_v never_o touch_v or_o shake_v in_o a_o agreeable_a or_o disagreeable_a manner_n but_o it_o excite_v in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n some_o motion_n proper_a to_o carry_v the_o body_n towards_o the_o object_n which_o act_v upon_o it_o or_o to_o separate_v it_o from_o it_o by_o flight_n so_o that_o those_o motion_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o relate_v to_o good_a or_o evil_a be_v always_o follow_v by_o such_o a_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o dispose_v the_o body_n right_o with_o relation_n to_o the_o present_a object_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n those_o sensation_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v correspondent_a to_o those_o agitation_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v follow_v by_o such_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o answer_v to_o this_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o the_o impression_n or_o motion_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n what_o the_o sensation_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o these_o impression_n be_v to_o the_o sensation_n what_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o passion_n xviii_o five_o i_o suppose_v that_o object_n never_o strike_v the_o brain_n without_o leave_v some_o mark_n of_o their_o action_n nor_o the_o animal_n spirit_n without_o leave_v some_o track_n of_o their_o course_n that_o these_o track_n or_o wound_n be_v not_o easy_o close_v up_o or_o efface_v when_o the_o brain_n have_v be_v often_o or_o forcible_o strike_v and_o when_o the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n have_v be_v violent_a or_o have_v often_o begin_v again_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o memory_n and_o corporeal_a habit_n consist_v in_o nothing_o else_o but_o those_o track_n or_o impression_n which_o cause_n in_o the_o brain_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n a_o particular_a facility_n of_o obey_v the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o brain_n be_v hurt_v and_o the_o imagination_n pollute_v when_o we_o have_v have_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o pleasure_n without_o apprehend_v the_o danger_n of_o familiarity_n with_o sensible_a object_n xix_o last_o i_o suppose_v that_o we_o conceive_v distinct_o that_o when_o many_o of_o these_o track_n have_v be_v make_v at_o the_o same_o time_n we_o can_v open_v any_o one_o of_o they_o without_o open_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o some_o measure_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v always_o many_o accessary_a idea_n which_o present_v themselves_o confuse_o to_o the_o mind_n have_v a_o relation_n to_o the_o principal_a idea_n to_o which_o the_o mind_n particular_o apply_v itself_o there_o be_v also_o many_o confuse_a sensation_n and_o indirect_a motion_n that_o accompany_v the_o principal_a passion_n which_o move_v the_o soul_n and_o carry_v it_o towards_o some_o particular_a object_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o certain_a than_o this_o connection_n of_o impression_n with_o one_o another_o and_o with_o the_o sense_n and_o passion_n any_o one_o that_o have_v but_o the_o least_o knowledge_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o will_v make_v but_o the_o least_o reflection_n on_o the_o inward_a sense_n he_o have_v of_o what_o pass_v within_o himself_o may_v discover_v more_o of_o these_o truth_n in_o a_o hour_n than_o i_o can_v tell_v he_o in_o a_o month_n provide_v he_o do_v not_o confound_v the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n in_o make_v the_o union_n betwixt_o they_o and_o careful_o distinguish_v the_o property_n of_o which_o the_o think_a substance_n be_v capable_a from_o those_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o extend_a substance_n and_o i_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o advertise_v the_o reader_n that_o this_o kind_n of_o truth_n be_v of_o very_o great_a importance_n not_o only_o for_o the_o distinct_a conception_n of_o what_o i_o have_v hitherto_o say_v and_o shall_v hereafter_o say_v but_o general_o for_o all_o the_o science_n that_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o man._n have_v handle_v this_o subject_a at_o large_a in_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n particular_o in_o the_o second_o book_n i_o think_v not_o to_o have_v say_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o here_o and_o if_o these_o supposition_n seem_v obscure_a to_o the_o reader_n and_o do_v not_o give_v he_o light_a enough_o to_o comprehend_v clear_o what_o i_o shall_v say_v in_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o this_o treatise_n i_o must_v refer_v he_o to_o that_o book_n for_o i_o can_v persuade_v myself_o to_o give_v a_o long_a explication_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n over_o and_o over_o chap._n xi_o what_o kind_n of_o death_n we_o must_v die_v to_o see_v god_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o reason_n and_o to_o deliver_v ourselves_o from_o concupiscence_n it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o faith_n that_o give_v we_o this_o happy_a death_n christian_n be_v dead_a to_o sin_n by_o baptism_n and_o alive_a in_o christ_n by_o his_o resurrection_n of_o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o the_o use_n we_o shall_v make_v of_o it_o we_o shall_v unite_v ourselves_o to_o corporeal_a object_n or_o separate_v ourselves_o from_o they_o without_o love_v or_o fear_v they_o but_o the_o sure_a way_n be_v to_o break_v off_o all_o correspondence_n with_o they_o as_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a i._o death_n be_v a_o compendious_a way_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o concupiscence_n and_o to_o break_v off_o at_o once_o that_o unhappy_a union_n which_o hinder_v we_o from_o be_v reunite_v to_o our_o head_n
unfortunate_a treatise_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n which_o though_o it_o be_v write_v only_o for_o those_o who_o have_v a_o distinct_a conception_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o i_o have_v before_o sufficient_o explain_v as_o i_o then_o declare_v undergo_v so_o furious_a a_o censure_n that_o those_o very_a heresy_n be_v charge_v upon_o i_o which_o i_o have_v there_o overthrow_v in_o their_o first_o principle_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o imagination_n this_o term_n be_v obscure_a and_o confuse_a what_o it_o be_v in_o general_n several_a sort_n of_o imagination_n its_o effect_n be_v dangerous_a of_o that_o which_o the_o world_n call_v wit._n that_o quality_n be_v very_o opposite_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v fatal_a to_o those_o who_o possess_v it_o and_o to_o those_o who_o esteem_n and_o admire_v it_o in_o other_o though_o they_o have_v it_o not_o themselves_o i._o though_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o first_o original_n of_o our_o disorder_n or_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o now_o separate_v the_o soul_n from_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o regulate_v the_o use_n of_o they_o that_o grace_n may_v operate_v in_o we_o with_o its_o full_a strength_n but_o we_o must_v also_o silence_v our_o imagination_n and_o passion_n the_o imagination_n do_v depend_v indeed_o on_o the_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o the_o passion_n but_o it_o have_v its_o particular_a malignity_n when_o it_o be_v stir_v up_o by_o the_o sense_n it_o produce_v of_o itself_o extraordinary_a effect_n and_o many_o time_n though_o the_o sense_n do_v not_o actual_o move_v it_o it_o act_n by_o its_o own_o strength_n nay_o sometime_o it_o disturb_v all_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o phantom_n which_o it_o produce_v and_o enrage_v the_o passion_n by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o motion_n which_o it_o excite_v but_o for_o fear_v lest_o some_o person_n may_v not_o clear_o comprehend_v these_o truth_n i_o must_v give_v a_o more_o distinct_a explication_n of_o they_o ii_o this_o term_n imagination_n be_v very_o much_o use_v in_o the_o world_n but_o yet_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o all_o those_o who_o pronounce_v the_o word_n distinct_o join_v a_o distinct_a idea_n to_o it_o i_o have_v say_v already_o and_o say_v again_o for_o there_o be_v no_o harm_n in_o reflect_v on_o it_o more_o than_o once_o that_o the_o common_a word_n be_v the_o most_o confuse_a and_o that_o man_n ordinary_a discourse_n be_v many_o time_n nothing_o but_o a_o empty_a sound_n of_o word_n without_o sense_n which_o they_o hear_v and_o repeat_v like_o echo_n if_o a_o conversation_n do_v but_o entertain_v they_o agreable_o and_o serve_v they_o to_o communicate_v their_o affection_n and_o to_o create_v a_o mutual_a esteem_n of_o one_o another_o they_o be_v satisfy_v with_o it_o they_o make_v the_o same_o use_n of_o word_n as_o they_o do_v of_o a_o man_n air_n and_o outward_a behaviour_n they_o unite_v themselves_o to_o one_o another_o by_o the_o sense_n and_o passion_n and_o many_o time_n reason_n have_v no_o other_o share_n in_o the_o society_n than_o to_o promote_v their_o unjust_a design_n for_o truth_n be_v of_o no_o use_n in_o this_o world_n those_o that_o employ_v themselves_o in_o the_o search_n of_o it_o be_v enthusiast_n singular_a and_o dangerous_a person_n who_o must_v be_v shun_v like_o a_o infectious_a air._n thus_o word_n who_o chief_a use_n shall_v be_v to_o represent_v the_o pure_a idea_n of_o the_o mind_n general_o serve_v only_a to_o express_v idea_n of_o sense_n and_o those_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v but_o too_o apt_a to_o communicate_v themselves_o by_o the_o outward_a demeanour_n the_o air_n of_o the_o face_n the_o tone_n of_o the_o voice_n and_o the_o posture_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n iii_o imagination_n be_v one_o of_o those_o term_n which_o use_v have_v make_v current_n without_o clear_v the_o signification_n of_o it_o for_o common_a use_n explain_v only_o those_o word_n that_o excite_v sensible_a idea_n those_o by_o which_o it_o express_v pure_a and_o intellectual_a idea_n be_v all_o of_o they_o either_o equivocal_a or_o confuse_a thus_o the_o imagination_n not_o be_v sensible_a but_o only_o by_o its_o effect_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o understand_v every_o one_o make_v use_v of_o the_o same_o word_n without_o have_v the_o same_o idea_n nay_o perhaps_o many_o people_n have_v no_o idea_n of_o it_o at_o all_o iv_o the_o imagination_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o a_o twofold_a respect_n either_o as_o to_o the_o body_n or_o as_o to_o the_o soul_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o body_n it_o consist_v of_o a_o brain_n capable_a of_o impression_n and_o of_o animal_n spirit_n fit_a to_o make_v these_o impression_n we_o may_v conceive_v the_o animal_n spirit_n to_o be_v whatever_o we_o will_v fancy_n they_o provide_v we_o understand_v they_o to_o be_v body_n which_o by_o their_o motion_n be_v capable_a of_o act_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o soul_n the_o imagination_n consist_v of_o image_n that_o answer_v to_o the_o impression_n and_o of_o attention_n capable_a of_o form_v these_o image_n or_o sensible_a idea_n for_o it_o be_v our_o attention_n which_o as_o the_o occasional_a cause_n determine_v the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o the_o impression_n be_v form_v to_o which_o impression_n the_o idea_n be_v annex_v and_o all_o this_o in_o consequence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n v._o these_o image_n or_o impression_n which_o be_v form_v as_o well_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o imagination_n as_o by_o the_o action_n of_o object_n dispose_v the_o brain_n the_o storehouse_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o the_o course_n of_o these_o spirit_n be_v determine_v towards_o certain_a nerve_n some_o of_o which_o run_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o other_o viscera_n and_o cause_n there_o fermentation_n or_o refrigeration_n or_o in_o short_a produce_v different_a motion_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o object_n which_o be_v present_a to_o the_o sense_n or_o the_o imagination_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o nerve_n answer_v to_o the_o external_a part_n and_o by_o they_o the_o body_n be_v place_v in_o such_o a_o position_n and_o dispose_v to_o such_o a_o motion_n as_o the_o present_a object_n require_v vi_o the_o course_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n towards_o those_o nerve_n which_o answer_v to_o the_o internal_a part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v accompany_v with_o passion_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o passion_n arise_v original_o from_o the_o action_n of_o the_o imagination_n do_v by_o the_o great_a abundance_n of_o spirit_n which_o they_o send_v up_o to_o the_o head_n fortify_v the_o impression_n and_o image_n of_o the_o object_n which_o produce_v they_o for_o the_o passion_n excite_v support_v and_o strengthen_v the_o attention_n the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o that_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v form_v which_o impression_n determine_v another_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n towards_o the_o heart_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o keep_v up_o the_o same_o passion_n all_o this_o proceed_v also_o from_o the_o admirable_a constitution_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o give_v a_o slight_a idea_n of_o the_o imagination_n and_o of_o the_o relation_n it_o have_v to_o the_o passion_n i_o have_v handle_v this_o matter_n more_o at_o large_a in_o another_o place_n but_o this_o i_o think_v be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v attentive_a reader_n understand_v in_o some_o measure_n what_o i_o mean_v by_o imagination_n in_o general_n vii_o in_o particular_a by_o a_o defile_v and_o corrupt_a imagination_n i_o understand_v a_o brain_n which_o have_v receive_v some_o impression_n so_o deep_a as_o to_o carry_v the_o soul_n and_o thereby_o the_o body_n to_o object_n unworthy_a of_o and_o unbecoming_a the_o dignity_n of_o man_n nature_n and_o by_o purity_n of_o imagination_n i_o mean_v a_o sound_n and_o entire_a brain_n without_o any_o of_o those_o vicious_a impression_n which_o corrupt_v the_o mind_n and_o heart_n by_o a_o weak_a and_o tender_a imagination_n i_o mean_v a_o brain_n who_o principal_a part_n on_o which_o the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n depend_v be_v easy_a to_o be_v penetrate_v and_o shake_v by_o a_o nice_a and_o curious_a imagination_n i_o understand_v a_o brain_n who_o fibre_n be_v of_o so_o fine_a and_o curious_a a_o texture_n that_o they_o receive_v and_o preserve_v the_o least_o impression_n make_v between_o they_o by_o the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o a_o strong_a and_o lively_a imagination_n i_o mean_v that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n which_o form_n the_o impression_n be_v too_o much_o agitate_a in_o
for_o the_o full_a the_o brain_n be_v of_o spirit_n the_o more_o rebellious_a the_o imagination_n be_v the_o passion_n be_v the_o more_o violent_a the_o body_n speak_v in_o a_o high_a tone_n which_o never_o speak_v but_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o body_n to_o unite_v and_o subject_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o body_n and_o to_o separate_v it_o from_o he_o who_o alone_o be_v able_a to_o give_v it_o that_o perfection_n it_o be_v capable_a of_o we_o shall_v therefore_o endeavour_v to_o silence_v our_o own_o imagination_n and_o be_v upon_o our_o guard_n against_o those_o that_o please_v and_o excite_v it_o we_o shall_v as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a avoid_v the_o conversation_n of_o the_o world_n for_o when_o the_o lust_n either_o of_o pride_n or_o pleasure_n be_v actual_o provoke_v grace_n can_v operate_v in_o we_o with_o its_o full_a efficacy_n xxii_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o two_o sort_n of_o concupiscence_n one_o of_o pleasure_n and_o the_o other_o of_o grandeur_n this_o be_v a_o thing_n not_o sufficient_o take_v notice_n of_o when_o a_o man_n enjoy_v sensual_a pleasure_n his_o imagination_n be_v pollute_v and_o carnal_a concupiscence_n exert_n and_o fortify_v itself_o in_o like_a manner_n when_o he_o go_v abroad_o into_o the_o world_n and_o seek_v to_o advance_v himself_o in_o it_o when_o he_o procure_v friend_n and_o gain_v reputation_n the_o idea_n which_o he_o have_v of_o himself_o stretch_v and_o grow_v large_a in_o his_o imagination_n and_o the_o concupiscence_n of_o pride_n gain_v new_a and_o great_a strength_n there_o be_v some_o impression_n in_o the_o brain_n natural_o form_v for_o maintain_v civil_a society_n and_o advance_v a_o man_n be_v private_a fortune_n as_o there_o be_v other_o relate_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o life_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o his_o species_n we_o be_v unite_v to_o other_o man_n by_o a_o thousand_o relation_n as_o real_o as_o we_o be_v to_o our_o own_o body_n and_o every_o union_n with_o the_o creature_n disunite_v we_o from_o god_n in_o the_o state_n we_o be_v now_o in_o because_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o our_o wi_n xxiii_o all_o man_n be_v well_o enough_o convince_v of_o the_o pravity_n of_o carnal_a concupiscence_n they_o have_v some_o fear_n and_o abhorrence_n of_o it_o and_o in_o some_o measure_n avoid_v every_o thing_n that_o may_v provoke_v it_o but_o there_o be_v very_o few_o that_o serious_o reflect_v on_o the_o concupiscence_n of_o pride_n or_o apprehend_v the_o danger_n of_o raise_v and_o augment_v it_o every_o one_o rash_o throw_v himself_o into_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o embark_v without_o fear_n on_o that_o tempestuous_a sea_n as_o s._n augustine_n call_v it_o we_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o spirit_n that_o reign_v in_o the_o world_n we_o aspire_v to_o greatness_n and_o pursue_v honour_n for_o indeed_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o remain_v unmoved_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o torrent_n of_o people_n that_o surround_v we_o who_o insult_v and_o domineer_v over_o we_o if_o they_o leave_v we_o behind_o they_o in_o fine_a we_o get_v a_o name_n but_o it_o be_v such_o a_o name_n as_o make_v a_o man_n the_o more_o a_o slave_n the_o more_o pain_n he_o have_v take_v to_o deserve_v it_o a_o name_n which_o strait_o unite_v we_o to_o the_o creature_n and_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o creator_n a_o name_n illustrious_a in_o the_o esteem_n of_o man_n but_o a_o name_n of_o pride_n which_o god_n will_v destroy_v chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o passion_n what_o they_o be_v their_o dangerous_a effect_n we_o must_v moderate_v they_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o first_o part._n i._o the_o sense_n imagination_n and_o passion_n go_v always_o in_o company_n together_o we_o can_v examine_v and_o condemn_v they_o apart_o that_o which_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o sense_n and_o imagination_n natural_o reach_v the_o passion_n also_o so_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v easy_o judge_v what_o i_o be_o go_v to_o say_v by_o what_o i_o have_v already_o say_v for_o i_o shall_v only_o explain_v a_o little_a more_o at_o large_a what_o i_o have_v be_v already_o oblige_v to_o say_v in_o part_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o close_a union_n that_o be_v between_o all_o the_o part_n of_o our_o be_v ii_o by_o the_o passion_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o sense_n which_o produce_v they_o nor_o the_o imagination_n which_o excite_v and_o keep_v they_o up_o but_o i_o mean_v those_o notion_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o animal_n spirit_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o sense_n and_o imagination_n and_o act_v reciprocal_o on_o the_o cause_n which_o produce_v they_o for_o all_o this_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o continual_a circulation_n of_o sensation_n and_o motion_n which_o mutual_o produce_v and_o fortify_v one_o another_o if_o the_o sense_n produce_v the_o passion_n the_o passion_n in_o return_n by_o the_o motion_n which_o they_o excite_v in_o the_o body_n unite_v the_o sense_n to_o sensible_a object_n if_o the_o imagination_n stir_v up_o the_o passion_n the_o passion_n by_o a_o countermotion_n of_o the_o spirit_n raise_v the_o imagination_n and_o each_o of_o they_o be_v reciprocal_o support_v or_o produce_v anew_o by_o the_o effect_n of_o which_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n so_o admirable_a be_v the_o oeconomy_n of_o man_n body_n and_o the_o mutual_a relation_n of_o all_o the_o part_n which_o compose_v it_o but_o this_o matter_n deserve_v a_o full_a explication_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o consequence_n which_o we_o shall_v draw_v from_o it_o iii_o the_o passion_n be_v motion_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o accompany_v that_o of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o blood_n and_o produce_v in_o the_o body_n by_o the_o mechanical_a frame_n and_o constitution_n of_o it_o all_o the_o disposition_n necessary_a to_o support_v and_o keep_v up_o the_o cause_n from_o whence_o they_o arise_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o any_o object_n which_o move_v the_o soul_n we_o will_v suppose_v that_o object_n to_o be_v some_o good_a 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the_o cause_n of_o our_o good_a to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o evil._n 2._o that_o every_o motion_n of_o love_n not_o conformable_a to_o the_o immutable_a order_n which_o be_v the_o inviolable_a law_n both_o of_o the_o creature_n and_o of_o the_o creator_n himself_o be_v irregular_a and_o since_o god_n be_v just_a that_o motion_n oblige_v he_o to_o become_v our_o evil_n or_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o misery_n 3._o that_o we_o can_v unite_v ourselves_o to_o god_n as_o our_o good_a if_o we_o do_v not_o conform_v ourselves_o to_o he_o as_o our_o law_n the_o converse_n of_o this_o be_v also_o true_a we_o can_v conform_v ourselves_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o by_o that_o conformity_n become_v perfect_a but_o we_o must_v also_o unite_v ourselves_o to_o his_o power_n and_o by_o that_o union_n be_v make_v happy_a xi_o this_o truth_n may_v be_v also_o express_v thus_o according_a to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n we_o have_v no_o way_n of_o access_n to_o god_n no_o society_n with_o 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